bobwhite
/ˈbɒbˈhwaɪt/(亦作bobwhite quail)
noun
1- a New World quail with mottled reddish-brown plumage, and typically a pale throat and eyestripe山齿鹑。
1.1
- Genus Colinus, family Phasianidae: two species, in particular the northern bobwhite (C. virginianus).白喉鹌鹑属, 雉科：2种, 尤指山齿鹑（拉丁名C. virginianus）。
词源
early 19th cent.: imitative of its call.